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Right-wing Indian leader arrested Riots over Indian leader's arrest
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Police in the Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay) have arrested the leader of a right-wing regional party on charges of disrupting government work and rioting. Violence has broken out in the Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay) after the arrest of the leader of a right-wing regional party.
Raj Thackeray, the leader of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), appeared in court on Tuesday. Raj Thackeray, the leader of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, appeared in court on Tuesday on charges of disrupting government work and rioting.
On Sunday, MNS supporters attacked Indian railway recruitment examination centres in Mumbai and beat up job candidates from northern India. He remains in custody but his lawyers say he will be freed soon.
Mr Thackeray's party was earlier accused of attacks on migrant workers. On Sunday Mr Thackeray's supporters attacked Indian railway recruitment examination centres in Mumbai.
He is a nephew of Bal Thackeray, the founder of the right-wing Hindu Shiv Sena party. They were alleged to have beaten up job candidates from northern India.
Rampage
The BBC's Zubair Ahmed in Mumbai says that hundreds of Mr Thackeray's slogan-shouting supporters fought pitched battles with police for hours, causing large-scale disruption in the city.
They demanded the unconditional release of their leader, who was woken up from his sleep and arrested early on Tuesday morning in a town 400km (248 miles) from Mumbai, where he had lined up a series of public meetings.
He was charged with rioting, preventing government employees from performing their duty and damaging property.
There have been protests against Mr Thackeray in northern India
After the news of his arrest spread, his supporters went on the rampage in Mumbai and other cities, smashing taxis and buses.
They hurled stones and broken bottles at riot police, who on several occasions had to run for cover before reinforcements arrived to restore order.
More than 500 people have now been detained in the city.
"The strong arm tactics of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) are not acceptable. The government will not tolerate people taking law into their own hands," Maharashtra's Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh said on Tuesday.
The MNS has been accused of several attacks on migrant workers in recent months.
Mr Thackeray is a nephew of Bal Thackeray, the founder of the right-wing Hindu Shiv Sena party.
Communal tension
The Shiv Sena has long argued for greater rights to be given to ethnic Marathis - people who can trace their origins to the state of Maharashtra, of which Mumbai is the capital.The Shiv Sena has long argued for greater rights to be given to ethnic Marathis - people who can trace their origins to the state of Maharashtra, of which Mumbai is the capital.
Raj Thackeray left the Shiv Sena in December 2005 and formed Maharashtra Navnirman Sena in March 2006.Raj Thackeray left the Shiv Sena in December 2005 and formed Maharashtra Navnirman Sena in March 2006.
He was arrested early on Tuesday and charged with rioting, preventing government employees from performing their duty and damaging property. Analysts say the family split will hit Shiv Sena votes
Unrest It is the second time this year that Mr Thackeray has been arrested: he was accused of stoking communal tension in February when he alleged that migrants were "swamping" Maharashtra, India's most industrialised state, in search of jobs.
The BBC's Prachi Pinglay in Mumbai says that there have been reports of irate MNS supporters burning and damaging cars and trucks in the city after Mr Thackeray's arrest. His supporters in recent months have been accused of attacking north Indian migrants in Mumbai and damaging property associated with them.
Security in the city has been tightened. While the unrest forced many migrants to leave their neighbourhoods, Mr Thackeray consistently denied inciting it.
Mr Thackeray justified the attacks on the examination centres on Sunday and dared the government to arrest him at a public meeting recently. Recently his party protested against Jet Airways, India's largest private airline, after it announced that it was laying off 1,900 employees to cut costs.
Mr Thackeray said employment opportunities should be "given to locals".
In February, the MNS chief was arrested on charges of stoking communal tension.
The Navnirman Sena leader accused migrants of swamping Maharashtra, India's most industrialised state, in search of jobs.
There have been protests against Mr Thackeray in northern India
Following his statement, his supporters attacked north Indian migrants in Mumbai and damaged property associated with them.
Mr Thackeray has denied inciting violence.
The unrest forced many migrants to leave their neighbourhoods.
Recently Mr Thackeray's party protested against Jet Airways, India's largest private airline, after it announced that it was laying off 1,900 employees to cut costs.
The airlines later reinstated their employees, though it was not clear whether Mr Thackeray's protests had anything to do with the decision.
Mr Thackeray also accused Jaya Bachchan, wife of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan, of making comments which promoted Hindi over the local Marathi language and threatened to block the release of her husband's new film.
The row was resolved after Mr Bachchan offered an apology on his wife's behalf.